The Diary of Anne Frank (film)
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| The Diary of Anne Frank | |
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 film poster by Tom Chantrell |
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| Directed by | George Stevens |
| Written by | Anne Frank Frances Goodrich Albert Hackett |
| Starring | Millie Perkins Joseph Schildkraut Shelley Winters Diane Baker and Ed Wynn |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Editing by | David Bretherton William Mace Robert Swink |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 18 March 1959 |
| Running time | 170 min |
| Language | English, German |
| Budget | US$3 million |
The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 motion picture based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same name, which was based on the diary of Anne Frank. It was directed by George Stevens, with a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. It won three Oscars.
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[edit] Cast
- Millie Perkins as Anne Frank
- Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank
- Shelley Winters as Petronella van Daan
- Richard Beymer as Peter van Daan
- Gusti Huber as Edith Frank
- Lou Jacobi as Hans van Daan
- Diane Baker as Margot Frank
- Douglas Spencer as Kraler
- Dodie Heath as Miep
- Ed Wynn as Albert Dussell
- Jonah Weinman as Jewish orphan
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Academy Awards
The film won three Academy Awards:[1]
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress – Shelley Winters (now on display at Anne Frank House in Amsterdam)
- Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White – George W. Davis, Stuart A. Reiss, Walter M. Scott, and Lyle R. Wheeler
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White – William C. Mellor
It was nominated for a further five:
- Academy Award for Best Picture – George Stevens Jr., producer
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – Ed Wynn
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White – Charles Le Maire, and Mary Wills
- Academy Award for Best Director – George Stevens
- Academy Award for Original Music Score, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture – Alfred Newman
[edit] Cannes Film Festival
The film was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
[edit] DVD and Blu-ray releases
On February 3, 2004, The Diary of Anne Frank was released on DVD. The special features included some of the following; "The Diary of Anne Frank: Echoes From the Past" featurette, a press conference with director George Stevens, MovieTone news announcing public appearances by Millie Perkins, a screen test, and an audio commentary by Millie Perkins and George Stevens Jr, the director's son.
A fiftieth-anniversary edition of the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 16, 2009, three months after the film's original release date, in commemoration of what would have been Anne Frank's 80th birthday.[3] It included seven major new featurettes: three cast interviews, a behind-the scenes look at the score, two short documentaries about George Stevens' memories from the war and the history of the diary, and a perspective piece on the film's legacy by Thomas Rothman.[4]
The Blu-ray release was only a month before Tony van Renterghem died on July 19.[5] Renterghem, a Dutch cinematographer and technical, historical and script adviser who worked with Stevens for many years, consulted on both the play and the film.[5] While his work was almost entirely behind the scenes, his knowledge no doubt helped in putting together the historical featurettes.[original research?]
[edit] See also
- List of American films of 1959
- The Diary of a Young Girl
- The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988 TV film)
- Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001 mini series)
- List of Holocaust films
[edit] References
- ^ "NY Times: The Diary of Anne Frank". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/13626/The-Diary-of-Anne-Frank/awards. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Diary of Anne Frank". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3425/year/1959.html. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ Lumenick, Lou (2009-06-16). "Blu-ray 'Diary' honors Anne Frank". New York Post: p. 38. http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/blu_ray_diary_honors_anne_frank_WKhTd965BDNQVwTOajc17H. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "Diary of Anne Frank (50th Anniversary Edition)". The New York Times - Movies. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/13626/The-Diary-of-Anne-Frank/dvd/219947. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ a b Barnes, Mike (2009-08-11). "Obituaries: Tony van Renterghem". The Hollywood Reporter: p. 13. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/people/e3i99e7b38cf6795ab0416f65bef7b8129d. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
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